It was clear to Heloise that Duncan was at the end of a tether. Heloise found that she didn't care. It was even more annoying to her that, even though it seemed she was being listened to, no one took in what she was saying. Hadn't she asked for a new dagger, so it couldn't be traced back to her? She sighed, but listened to what Duncan said, he didn't seem to know her name, not that that surprised her. 



She crossed her arms over her chest, and kept her expression blank, nodding and saying nothing more, although she wanted to say that if he touched her, he'd be less a hand. Hector approached her. "I figured anyone else would just throw the dagger back at me or something else. I knew you'd just take it" She said softly, taking her dagger back. At his question of if she was OK, she glanced away. It didn't seem like she was going to answer. 

[color=f6989d]"No, I'm not"[/color] 

Hector was perhaps the only person she had ever said that to. Hector was her only friend here, her only friend really. For some reason, he was the only one who could put up with her for longer then a few hours. Maybe it was his simply acceptance of her that had made her so those words. She managed to give him a smile. [color=f6989d]"Don't worry, I'll be okay"[/color] She said, letting him walk her to her room. 

Sleep would be long coming for Heloise, she knew. So she climbed onto the roof. She laid back and looked up at the sky, and sighed. Alone again, she let her thoughts flow without addressing any of them. If she could have her way, she would only work with Hector. That wasn't possible, so it was more then likely she'd tick off the others continuously. 

It was late when she finally managed to go to sleep

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In the morning, Heloise was already ready and was just awaiting her orders. She avoided Jericho, and successful evaded Duncan as well, although perhaps that was just because he didn't seem to want to speak with her yet. She stayed out of everyone's way, and just watched. 

she listened as Xerox spoke about the blueprints. She wasn't surprised at thhe protection the float had, and she stepped up to look over his shoulder as he pointed at the blue prints, and nodded to herself, moving back to where she had been standing. Otherwise, she made no move to interfere.